Gluten Free Wild Rice Salad With Chanterelles Sour Cherries And Cashew Sour Cream Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE WILD RICE SALAD WITH CHANTERELLES, SOUR CHERRIES AND CASHEW SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Cover raw cashews with water; soak 8 hours. Drain.
• In food processor, place drained cashews, salt and lemon juice. (We liked this lemony. If you want to mask the taste more, use less lemon juice.) Cover; process, pouring in 1/2 cup water until the "cream" has reached desired consistency. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours to let it thicken even more.
• In 4-quart saucepan, place wild rice; cover with 6 cups hot water. Stir in salt. Heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat until water stays at a medium-hard boil. Cook rice about 20 minutes, watching to make sure water does not evaporate, until rice is tender. (Or reduce heat to low and simmer slowly, about 45 to 50 minutes.) Drain and set aside.
• Heat 10-inch skillet over high heat until hot. Add oil. When oil swirls in the pan, add chanterelles and cook, stirring, for a few moments. Add shallots and cook, stirring. Toss in tarragon and cook about 2 minutes or until it releases its fragrance. Add cherries and toasted cashews. Cook for a moment, stirring. Add wild rice and cook until hot. Serve warm with cashew sour cream.

CHERRY WILD RICE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. For dressing, in a blender, combine the sugar, oil, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and ginger; cover and process until blended. , Pour over rice mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Just before serving, stir in the cashews.

CHICKEN-WILD RICE SALAD WITH DRIED CHERRIES

Steps:

• Cook rice mix as directed on package, omitting butter. On large cookie sheet, spread rice evenly in thin layer. Let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cool.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix chicken, apple, bell pepper, celery, apricots and cherries. In small bowl, mix soy sauce, water, sugar and vinegar until sugar is dissolved.
• Add rice and soy sauce mixture to apple mixture; toss gently until coated. Add peanuts; toss gently.

WILD RICE WITH CHERRIES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add the stock, wild rice and salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender and is beginning to split, about 30 to 40 minutes. Drain of any excess liquid and fold in the cherries, nuts and parsley. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Transfer the rice to a serving bowl and serve.

CASHEW SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Place cashews in a bowl and cover with a few inches of water. Let soak until soft, 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain and rinse cashews; transfer to a high-powered blender. Add 4 tablespoons water, lemon juice, vinegar, and salt. Blend until cashews are finely ground. Scrape down the sides of the blender and add remaining water; blend until very smooth.
• Transfer cashew cream to a jar with a tight-fitting lid and store in the refrigerator.

SOUR CHERRY RICE

Steps:

• Fill large pot with water; add 2 tablespoons salt and soak rice for two hours; drain.
• In large nonstick pot, add 9 cups water, 2 tablespoons salt and pre-soaked rice; bring to boil stirring gently occasionally to prevent rice from sticking; cook until al dente; Drain.
• Rinse rice with cold water, then shake colander to remove excess water; set aside.
• In skillet, fry onion in 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter until golden; lower flame.
• Add saffron and sour cherries to onions; simmer for 15 minutes, being careful not to burn.
• Cover bottom of nonstick pot with olive oil.
• Separate one piece of pita bread and place it on the bottom of pot.
• Spoon thick layer of rice over pita bread; spoon layer of sour cherry preserves over rice, then alternate layers, forming a mound.
• Poke holes in rice mixture with handle of spatula to allow steam to rise.
• Mix until rice takes on color of preserves.
• Melt remaining 11/2 sticks of butter (6 ounces); pour evenly over rice. (If juice from cherries gathers around edges of pot, skim off excess so tadiq at bottom won't be mushy.).
• Cover with clean towel and put lid on.
• Place pot on medium heat.
• When you hear sizzling at the bottom (after about 5 minutes), bring down heat to low. Cook covered for 45 minutes to an hour.